By Harry Cole
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If you are thinking about filing comments in response to the FCC’s Localism Report and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (MB Docket No.04-233), be advised that the deadline for those comments has been extended by the Commission to April 28, 2008.  The extended date for reply comments is June 11.  As we have observed in previous postings here and in the FHH Memo to Clients, this proceeding is extremely important and could end up imposing very substantial new burdens on all broadcasters.  We urge all broadcasters to take a close look at the FCC’s proposals and to make their feelings about those proposals known as clearly and forcefully as possible.  FHH will be preparing comments on behalf of a number of clients – if you would like to join in that effort, please give us a call.